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NGames, a leading online games publisher, is delighted to
announce that the open beta test for new strategy/RPG hybrid MMO,
Wartune, is now live and currently welcoming new warriors via the
Game321.com online games portal.

Wartune is an exciting new hybrid MMORPG where the action begins
with the first click. Featuring single and mulitplayer dungeons,
PvP arenas, competitive battlegrounds, thousand-player boss
battles, a robust guild system, and...farming; Wartune combines
fan-favourite features from a multitude of multiplayer gaming
genres and wraps them all up in foreboding fantasy
setting.

Publisher NGames has launched a plethora of special events for
the Wartune Open Beta, each designed to immerse players in the
games dangerous fantasy universe, and help them dominate it!
Through good deeds and heroic actions, the heavens will shine on
players, the birds and angels will sing, and the winds will whisper
their names. Well, they'll be rewarded with in-game prizes
anyway.

Since March 26th - when the current testing period launched -
players have been earning extra in-game items and VIP tokens
throughout the Wartune beta, simply for playing and testing the
games many quests and dungeons.

At level 16, when rescuing the fair priestess of Saliora, Dinah,
players have been blessed by Saliora herself with potions and
quick-levelling items. As fledgling warriors answer their true call
at level 25, vouchers, gold, and epic, high-level weaponry have
been gifted to them to further aid their levelling progress.
Appeasing the bards of Balenor by reaching level 32 is also
ensuring another haul of goodies for brave warriors, including a
massive 100,000 gold, 200 vouchers and epic level 40
weapons.

Seasoned MMO players know they can never get to the top by
themselves. The WarTune Open Beta has been actively rewarding
players for teamwork, handing out collective rewards of gold, gems,
weapons, items, and more to guilds that hit levels 5 –
7.

Players striving to become a legend of Balenor must do so by
raising their
Battle Rating through successful battles and character
customisations. Wartune's Open Beta period has so far seen the top
10,000 players with the highest
Battle Rating rewarded with bags of gold and Daru,
while the top 3 have walked away with some very special
prizes.

Throughout the beta, players recharging their Balens (WarTune's
in-game currency) are also being rewarded with extra gold, Daru,
and various gameplay perks, including increased Stamina attributes,
extra tokens, and rare gems. Sometimes, it pays to
recharge!

Players are also being rewarded for putting the Gem Synthesizing
system though its paces. By tinkering with gems to create higher
level items, warriors are being rewarded with more gems for their
efforts – opening up the possibility of a near-endless supply
of high-level gems throughout the beta.

Furthermore, from April 2nd – 20th, players can complete
Bounty Quests to unlock bags of bonus booty; defeat World Bosses to
receive extra rewards; receive even more freebies when they top up
their accounts; and even earn rewards for simply logging into the
game and playing on a daily basis.

With more prizes on offer, as well as special, limited edition
item packs currently on sale, now is the time to heed the call of
the Wartune and get involved with the Wartune Open Beta
test.